Books > Social sciences > Politics & government
|
Buy Now
Political Financing in Developing Countries - A Case from Ghana (Paperback)
Loot Price: R671
Discovery Miles 6 710
|
|
Political Financing in Developing Countries - A Case from Ghana (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
This book argues that to fully grasp the decision-making of
politicians and political actors in developing countries, we must
first understand how politicians finance their campaigns for
office-and to whom they are indebted and expected to repay.
Political Financing in Developing Countries focuses on Ghana in
depth, a country often held up as an example of a successful,
two-party democracy with regular party changes in government.
However, it is unlikely that candidates and political parties are
wealthy enough to finance the increasing costs of campaigns and
constituent demands, and successful democratic outcomes could be
masking a system that actually hinders development progress.
Drawing on nearly 200 interviews and extensive fieldwork, this book
posits that political funds are extracted by an iron square of
politicians, bureaucrats, construction contractors, and
political-party chairs which rigs the procurement of
local-development projects to generate kickbacks. The iron square
remains robust across party changes in government due to
reciprocity obligations that minimize contractors' income risks.
Ultimately, this web of kickbacks diminishes the quality of
development by reducing the funds available for projects and
distorting incentives to monitor projects. To break this iron
square, the book recommends replacing sealed-bid procurement-a
"best practice" that ignores on-the-ground realities-with a system
that accounts for income stabilization and social obligations.
Overall, the book argues that scholars of development should
advance research on political finance to identify and then
alleviate the games that decision makers must play to survive in
the political sphere. Political Financing in Developing Countries
will be an important and timely resource for scholars across
development studies, politics, economics, and African Studies.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.